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020 _a9780007524310
100 _aEugenides, Jeffrey
245 _aThe Virgin Suicides
260 _bBloomsbury
500 _aBook
500 _aMonograph
520 _aSynopsis:Previously adapted into a critically acclaimed film by Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst, this is the story of the five Lisbon sisters – beautiful, eccentric, and obsessively watched by the entire neighbourhood.The boys that once loved them from afar are now grown men, determined to understand a tragedy that has always defied explanation. For still, the question remains – why did all five of the Lisbon girls take their own lives?This hypnotic and unforgettable novel treats adolescent love and death with haunting sensitivity and dark humour, and creates a coming-of-age story unlike any of our time.
650 _aFiction
942 _cBKSTD
999 _c80474
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